The South western news., 1887-12-14


tract through one Of the then pro-
prletors, giving him absolute con.
troll over the columns of the paper,
as one of the conditions of his con,
tnuing the eGitorship, both of us
declined to sign the contract. I'm
der contract never assented to by
either OF us, he continued his work.
We fully appreciate our brothers
| ability and his position among his
brethren, and we hoped to have
retained his com ection with the
paper. We proposed to sell him
joint interest with us he declined
to invest dollar in it. We pro.
posed to have him continue to
write for it; he declined to have
anything to do with it unless he
had absolute control of its columns.
His want of resignation" as ex-
pressed in his card to the public,
was not sufficient to induce him to
risk any of his money on the pa
per, or even to divide the honors
and responsibilities of its editorial
control. We have been charged
withturning Of a poor old Baptist
minister from his work. Work is
not a necessity with him. There
are few ministers in the South, and
perhaps not one in Georgia, so
richly blessed with this worlds
goods as DR.. Tucker, We mention
this, not to parade his wealth, but
only to show that he is not
in need of any such sympa>
thy.
We have retained DR.. Shaver in
the editorial department OF the pa
per, who Tor nearly twenty years
has been with the Mder, and has
been an important factor in plae>
ing it on its present basis as
strong denomination2l paper
having done much of the work on
the paper himself DIR. Shaver is
dependent on his lab0rs tor a sup ,,
| port; and at the same time he is
regarded and justly so, as one of
the most accomplished writers and /
thoroughly orthodox divines in our
, Church, Under his prudent man 1
! agcment, the columns of the M9.r /
will be sept free from heresieg ana
hetero.loxy, and at the same time .
lie open 70 every Baptist to help
according to his ability any or ali /
of the great missions OF our grand !
old denomination. Our columns
will be enriched by contributions |
from large number of our most |
eminent Baptists throughout the /
South. Y e want every Baptist to
feel that he has an interest.in the I
paper and an organ, through which |
he can reach his brethren in the /
Church. We have pursued what
we consider the wisest course to
broaden and extend the influence
of the index. We hope to be sus>
tanned by the denomination. Con
seious of the integrity of our mos
tives and of the unselfshness of
our conduct, we leave the issue
with you. If what we have done
is not satisfactory, we are willing
at any moment to surrender the
paper to anybody of the denomina-
ton at just what it cost us with,
out interest.
While We are ardent prohibi-
tionists, 50 is DIR. Tucker, as he
has repeatedly assured us. The
changes in the Inder editorial man,
agement we're in contemplation
long before the present campaign
in Atlanta began. Neither DR..
fuckers letter, nor his views on
any question, had the slightest
weight in influencing our action.
1t was simply question as to
whether we should furnish paper
at our expense tor the dissemina~
ton of DR.. fuckers individual
views, when our own interests aud
some of the most important inter
ests Of the denomination were sufs
eriug Every statement or insinu-
alton made by anybody, to the eff
feet tllat any cause or influence
other than is herein stated, contrie
buted in any manner to the retire.
ment of DR.. Tucker from the Iiacler,
is untrue.
The Piute Indians of Nevada are
lust now engaged in their annual
rabbit hunt. 1t is their custom to
form a circle ten or twelve miles in
diameter and gradually contract it
until large numbers Of rabbits have
been driven together in the centre.